[DMANET] PhD/MSc positions in Optimization at UBC

The positions will be based at the UBC Okanagan campus (http://ok.ubc.ca/). The PhD positions are fully funded for 4 years while the MSc positions are fully funded for 2 years (The MSc in Computer Science program mandate a minimum funding of $17,500/year.)

The first project is on road design optimization. The research is industry sponsored and include the opportunity to develop patents. Good programming skills (C/C++ preferred) are required, and optimization or operations research skills are desired.

The second project is on computational convex analysis and involves the creation of new algorithms to compute mathematical objects regularly used in convex analysis. The background required is in algorithms with good programming skills in high level languages (MATLAB, Scilab, or Octave), and a desire to learn convex analysis.

Historically students with a computer science background have been very successful in our program (and found positions at Google, Amazon, or Microsoft), as well as students with a mathematical background and strong programming skills.

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